Fuse with press-connecting terminals and wire cutter

Abstract

A fuse 15 includes a housing 2 of an insulative resin having a lid 13 and a housing body 11, and a fuse body 1 having a melting portion formed between a pair of press-connecting terminals 4 and 5 arranged in a staggered manner, the fuse body being received in the housing 2. A sheathed wire is press-connected to and retained by the press-connecting terminals 4 and 5 of the fuse body 1, a portion of the sheathed wire, mounted between the press-connecting terminals 4 and 5, being cut, to thereby provide a fuse which has a simple construction, and can be easily mounted at an existing circuit, and also to provide a method of mounting such a fuse.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A fuse comprising: a housing made of an insulative resin including a lid and a housing body; and   a fuse body received in said housing, said fuse body having a pair of press-connecting terminals which are arranged in a staggered manner and to which a sheathed wire is press-connected to and retained, and a melting portion formed between said pair of press-connecting terminals;   wherein said sheathed wire comprises a pair of cut end portions formed by cutting a portion of said sheathed wire located between said pair of press-connecting terminals after said sheathed wire is mounted on said pair of press-connecting terminals.   
     
     
       2. The fuse according to claim 1 in which a projection is formed on an inner surface of said lid so as to hold cut end portions of said sheathed wire apart from each other when said lid is closed. 
     
     
       3. The fuse according to claim 1, in which said melting portion of said fuse body is embedded in said housing body of said housing. 
     
     
       4. A fuse comprising: a housing made of an insulative resin including a lid and a housing body; and   a fuse body received in said housing, said fuse body having a pair of press-connecting terminals to which a sheathed wire is press-connected and having a melting portion formed between said pair of press-connecting terminals;   wherein said sheathed wire comprises a pair of cut end portions formed by cutting a portion of said sheathed wire located between said pair of press-connecting terminals after said sheathed wire is mounted on said pair of press-connecting terminals, and   a projection is formed on an inner surface of said lid so as to hold said cut end portions of said sheathed wire apart from each other when said lid is closed.   
     
     
       5. The fuse according to claim 4, in which said melting portion of said fuse body is embedded in said housing body of said housing. 
     
     
       6. A mounting method for mounting on a fuse in a desired circuit in which said fuse comprises: a housing made of an insulative resin including a lid and a housing body; a fuse body received in said housing, said fuse body having a pair of press-connecting terminals arranged in a staggered manner and having a melting portion formed between said pair of press-connecting terminals; the mounting method comprising the steps of: press-connecting said sheathed wire to said pair of press-connecting terminals; and   cutting a portion of thus press-connected sheathed wire located between said pair of press-connecting terminals.   
     
     
       7. The mounting method for a fuse in a desired circuit fuse according to claim 6, in which a projection is formed on an inner surface of said lid, said mounting method further comprises the steps of: holding cut end portions of said sheathed wire apart from each other with said projection when said lid is closed.   
     
     
       8. A mounting method for mounting on a fuse in a desired circuit in which said fuse comprises: a housing made of an insulative resin including a housing body and a lid with a projection on its inner surface; a fuse body received in said housing, said fuse body having a pair of press-connecting terminals and a melting portion formed between said pair of press-connecting terminals; the mounting method comprising the steps of: press-connecting said sheathed wire to said pair of press-connecting terminals; and   cutting a portion of thus press-connected sheathed wire located between said pair of press-connecting terminals.   holding cut end portions of said sheathed wire apart from each other with said projection when said lid is closed.